Gold Award
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Change the world, Girl Scout
Gold Award Girl Scouts are rock stars, role models, and real-life heroes. How do they do it? By using everything they’ve learned as a Girl Scout to solve a problem in their community or make a lasting change in their world.
Seniors and Ambassadors who want to go for the Gold Award build a team of trusted adults, peers, and leaders in their community to guide them through challenges and support their success.
Plus? Nothing beats that feeling of seeing real, lasting, and sustainable change and knowing it was you who made it happen. It changes the way you see your place in the world—and how the world sees you.
You can become a Gold Award Girl Scout if you:
- Are in ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade
- Are a registered Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador
- Have completed the Silver Award or a Senior/Ambassador Leadership Award
How to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award
- Girl Scouts, Gold Award Training is required. Sign up for a virtual training in MyGS or contact info@gsnwgl.org to receive information on other training options, including in-person training opportunities.
- Leaders, want to learn more about the Gold Award and how you can help your Girl Scouts achieve it? Check out this course on gsLearn: “GSUSA How to Support a Gold Award Girl Scout.”
- Get familiar with the resources, especially Your Guide to Going Gold and the Funding Your Gold Award Guide. Share the Guides for Adults with any adult mentors who will be helping you along the way.
- Create a profile in Go Gold, our online platform for organizing your Gold Award project and submitting your proposal and final report.
- Find an issue in your community or the world that you care about.
- Learn everything you can about that issue through research and trusted sources.
- Form a team by identifying experts and people in your community who could help you.
- Think about the root cause of an issue, then make a plan of how you could tackle it.
- Submit your project proposal through Go Gold at least three weeks before your proposed start date. You’ll be connected with our Gold Award Committee* who will review your project. Girl Scouts going for the Gold Award must receive council approval before starting their project.
- Once you receive approval from the Gold Award Committee, lead your team and carry out your plan.
- Submit your final report through Go Gold after your project completion (but no later than September 30 after high school graduation). The Gold Award Committee will review your work. It’s time to celebrate, share you story, and inspire other to make a difference, too!
*Our Gold Award Committee consists of a group of dedicated volunteers who are trained on the standards of earning the Gold Award and are excited to help you with your Gold Award experience! If you’d like to ask the committee questions or share your ideas prior to submitting a Gold Award proposal, reach out to info@gsnwgl.org or call 888-747-6945 and we’ll connect you with a committee mentor.
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